Washington Weather in March
Average highs run from 50°F on March 1 to 63°F on March 31, and lows from 32°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.02 in over about 9 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 57°F
- Average low
- 36°F
- Precipitation
- 4.02 in
- Snowfall
- 1.0 in
- Record high
- 89°FMar 24, 1929
- Record low
- -4°FMar 5, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 11 h 21 min to 12 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 38°F
- Wind
- 8.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 50°F | 32°F | 78°F 2023 | 3°F 1960 | 24% | 4% |
| Mar 2 | 51°F | 32°F | 78°F 1992 | 1°F 1980 | 24% | 4% |
| Mar 3 | 51°F | 32°F | 79°F 1983 | -2°F 1943 | 24% | 4% |
| Mar 4 | 52°F | 32°F | 79°F 2024 | 5°F 1916 | 24% | 3% |
| Mar 5 | 52°F | 33°F | 77°F 1918 | -4°F 1960 | 25% | 3% |
| Mar 6 | 52°F | 33°F | 80°F 2026 | -1°F 1960 | 25% | 3% |
| Mar 7 | 53°F | 33°F | 80°F 1925 | 3°F 1899 | 25% | 3% |
| Mar 8 | 53°F | 34°F | 78°F 1974 | -3°F 1943 | 25% | 3% |
| Mar 9 | 54°F | 34°F | 80°F 1925 | 7°F 1932 | 25% | 3% |
| Mar 10 | 54°F | 34°F | 80°F 2026 | 8°F 1934 | 26% | 3% |
| Mar 11 | 54°F | 34°F | 79°F 1911 | 11°F 1934 | 26% | 3% |
| Mar 12 | 55°F | 35°F | 77°F 2025 | 8°F 1948 | 26% | 2% |
| Mar 13 | 55°F | 35°F | 80°F 1990 | 11°F 1960 | 26% | 2% |
| Mar 14 | 56°F | 35°F | 80°F 2012 | 12°F 1960 | 26% | 2% |
| Mar 15 | 56°F | 36°F | 80°F 1944 | 17°F 1960 | 27% | 2% |
| Mar 16 | 56°F | 36°F | 84°F 1945 | 14°F 1911 | 27% | 2% |
| Mar 17 | 57°F | 36°F | 81°F 2012 | 11°F 1906 | 27% | 2% |
| Mar 18 | 57°F | 36°F | 81°F 2012 | 10°F 1941 | 27% | 2% |
| Mar 19 | 58°F | 37°F | 83°F 2012 | 8°F 1923 | 27% | 2% |
| Mar 20 | 58°F | 37°F | 83°F 2012 | 15°F 1914 | 28% | 1% |
| Mar 21 | 59°F | 37°F | 84°F 1907 | 17°F 1906 | 28% | 1% |
| Mar 22 | 59°F | 38°F | 86°F 2026 | 15°F 1996 | 28% | 1% |
| Mar 23 | 59°F | 38°F | 85°F 1907 | 17°F 1960 | 28% | 1% |
| Mar 24 | 60°F | 38°F | 89°F 1929 | 7°F 1974 | 28% | 1% |
| Mar 25 | 60°F | 38°F | 84°F 1929 | 14°F 1974 | 29% | 1% |
| Mar 26 | 61°F | 39°F | 86°F 2026 | 8°F 1955 | 29% | 1% |
| Mar 27 | 61°F | 39°F | 86°F 1910 | 13°F 1955 | 29% | 1% |
| Mar 28 | 62°F | 39°F | 85°F 1910 | 19°F 1934 | 29% | 1% |
| Mar 29 | 62°F | 40°F | 83°F 1968 | 22°F 1921 | 30% | 1% |
| Mar 30 | 62°F | 40°F | 83°F 1986 | 18°F 1964 | 30% | 1% |
| Mar 31 | 63°F | 40°F | 84°F 1981 | 16°F 1923 | 30% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 6:42 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00129253 (Washington 1 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00129253, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.